Introduction to Public Health /
Schneider, Mary-Jane. 1939-
Introduction to Public Health / Mary-Jane Schneider ; drawings by Henry Schneider. - 2nd ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006. - xli, 573 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Public health: science, politics, and prevention --
2. Why is public health controversial? --
3. Powers and responsibilities of government --
4. Epidemiology: the basic science of public health --
5. Epidemiologic principles and methods --
6. Problems and limits of epidemiology --
7. Statistics: making sense of uncertainty --
8. The role of data in public health --
9. The "Conquest" of infectious diseases --
10. The resurgence of infectious diseases --
11. The biomedical basis of chronic diseases --
12. Genetic diseases and other inborn errors --
13. Do people choose their own health? --
14. How psychosocial factors affect health behavior --
15. Tobacco-public health enemy number one --
16. Public health threat number two and growing: poor diet and physical inactivity --
17. Injuries are not accidents --
18. Maternal and child health as a social problem --
19. A clean environment: the basis of public health --
20. Clean air: is it safe to breathe? --
21. Clean water: a limited resource --
22. Solid and hazardous wastes: what to do with the garbage? --
23. Safe food and drugs: an ongoing regulatory battle --
24. Population: the ultimate environmental health issue --
25. Is the medical care system a public health issue? Why the U.S. medical system needs reform --
26. Health services research: finding what works --
27. Public health and the aging population --
28. Emergency preparedness, post-9/11 --
29. Public health in the twenty-first century: achievements and challenges.
0763730009 (pbk.) 9780763730000
Public health.
Public Health.
Public Health Practice.
362.1 / SCH
Introduction to Public Health / Mary-Jane Schneider ; drawings by Henry Schneider. - 2nd ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006. - xli, 573 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Public health: science, politics, and prevention --
2. Why is public health controversial? --
3. Powers and responsibilities of government --
4. Epidemiology: the basic science of public health --
5. Epidemiologic principles and methods --
6. Problems and limits of epidemiology --
7. Statistics: making sense of uncertainty --
8. The role of data in public health --
9. The "Conquest" of infectious diseases --
10. The resurgence of infectious diseases --
11. The biomedical basis of chronic diseases --
12. Genetic diseases and other inborn errors --
13. Do people choose their own health? --
14. How psychosocial factors affect health behavior --
15. Tobacco-public health enemy number one --
16. Public health threat number two and growing: poor diet and physical inactivity --
17. Injuries are not accidents --
18. Maternal and child health as a social problem --
19. A clean environment: the basis of public health --
20. Clean air: is it safe to breathe? --
21. Clean water: a limited resource --
22. Solid and hazardous wastes: what to do with the garbage? --
23. Safe food and drugs: an ongoing regulatory battle --
24. Population: the ultimate environmental health issue --
25. Is the medical care system a public health issue? Why the U.S. medical system needs reform --
26. Health services research: finding what works --
27. Public health and the aging population --
28. Emergency preparedness, post-9/11 --
29. Public health in the twenty-first century: achievements and challenges.
0763730009 (pbk.) 9780763730000
Public health.
Public Health.
Public Health Practice.
362.1 / SCH